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October 15, 2026|Weekly Column
The Sunk Cost of Loud Working
by Brian Garland
This week the internet has been abuzz with the term “Loud Working.” The term is a play on “Quiet Quitting” which trended hard a few years back.
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Read →September 21, 2026|Essay
Chasing Happiness, and Cultivating Peace in Life
by Brian Garland
Life is complicated. The grass is always greener most everywhere you have the option to look. That's not really very fair. It's also an illusion.
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Read →May 3, 2026|Essay
Life Lessons from the Summit of Mt Rainier
by Brian Garland
When I was seventeen I had the privilege to not only attempt, but actually summit Mount Rainier, the fifth highest peak in the contiguous U.S.
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Read →Most people and companies are selling ego-driven success stories. They can't all be illusions. Right?·Real change only occurs when a critical mass of both the producers and consumers of these technologies adopt a new way of thinking.